The Facts:
As expected, Weeden took the reps with the first-team offense today during the third session of organized team activities and the first one open to the media. Weeden, though, isn’t taking anything for granted. He’s confident he can retain his starting job, but he knows the new regime signed Jason Campbell to push him. “I hope they see not only what I'm doing out here, but the way I'm handling myself and working and spending time studying and doing all of those things,” said Weeden.
Reported by the Akron Beacon Journal
Fantasy Football Diehards Line:
Weeden said he has spent a “crazy” amount of time studying the new playbook with help from his wife, Melanie. He hopes new HC Rob Chudzinski and his staff notice all the hard work and view him as the starter. Weeden is carrying himself as if he’ll be the starter in Week 1. “I'm approaching it that way,” he said. “I'm approaching it that I'm going to take the next step and be that guy. And if I were to do it any other way, I would be doing a disservice to myself and also this team.” Weeden is convinced he can make significant progress from last season, when he threw 14 touchdown passes and 17 interceptions as a rookie. He believes improvement from wide receivers Josh Gordon and Greg Little along with the addition of slot receiver Davone Bess will help him. Weeden also thinks the downfield, vertical passing game installed by Chudzinski and offensive coordinator Norv Turner fits him better than ex-Browns coach Pat Shurmur’s West Coast system. ... In other words, Weeden is saying all the right things. Now he has to get it done on the field.
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